One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will.

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

There is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy.

These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.

The death penalty issue is obviously a divisive one. But whether one is for or against, you can not deny the basic illogic - if we know the system is flawed, if we know there are innocent people on Death Row, then until the system is reformed, should we not abandon the death penalty to protect those who are innocent?

I don't like Johannesburg, where I grew up. Everybody lives in 'gated' buildings, is paranoid about crime and is always talking about being mugged. It's not a very joyful place.